Spur holder



Dec, 9, 1947. D, H, SMITH 2,432,102

S PUR HOLDER Filed June 28, 1946 Patented Dec. 9, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPUR HOLDER Donald H. Smith, Boulder, 0010.

Application June 28, 1946, Serial No. 679,908

8 Claims.

My invention pertains to novel and useful improvements in a spur holder and more specifically has reference to an attachment for supporting spurs of any conventional construction in the desired position upon the boot of a horseman.

The primary objects of this invention are to provide an attachment which is adjustable to accommodate various conventional spurs; which is adapted to hold them rigidly in predetermined position; and which is reliable in operation.

Ancillary objects of my device are to formulate an attachment, in accordance with the foregoing objects, which shall be of simple, inexpensive construction, unobtrusive in appearance and readily installed and removed.

These, together with numerous other minor objects, to become later apparent as the following description proceeds, are realized by my invention, the accompanying drawings illustrating the principles thereof, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a boot with the spur and my attachment mounted thereon;

Figures 2 and 3 are front elevations of twoelements of the invention;

Figure 4 is a top plan of another element of the device;

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the elements of Figures 2 and 3 in assembled position; and

Figure 6 is a perspective View of a modified form of the element shown in Figure 3.

In the accompanying drawings, 10 denotes generally my improved spur attachment, applied to a conventional boot l2 having a heel l4. As shown, the device is provided with a. rowel-frame l6 secured to a fastening strap It, the frame and fastening strap being adapted to encircle the boot [2 of the rider in the usual manner. A rowel is journalled upon the shank 22 of the frame IS, the structure as so far described, being f o v tional and various designs.

For the purpose of rigidly holding the rowel and rowel-frame in the desired position, the device I0 is provided. A U-shaped strap 24, preferably of spring wire or the like, is seated in a peripheral marginal groove (not shown) about the sides of the heel l4, and may conveniently be retained in position by the spring tension of its legs 26 clamping the heel therebetween, although any other preferred anchoring means may be utilized.

A plate 28, curved to the contour of the heel of the boot, is secured at its lower, reduced extremity 30 as by welding, to the bight of the strap 24, an offset portion 32 thereof being provided for this purpose. Extending medially downward from the upper edge is a slot 34, designed to receive the shank 22 in snug lateral engagement. A second or upper plate 36, similarly contoured to th .configuration of the plate 28 has a medial, upwardly extending slot 38 from its lower edge, adapted to receive the shank 22. Parallel, vertical slots 40 are formed in member 36 to receive screws 42, extending into screw threaded engagement with the underlying plate 28, for vertically adjusting the two plates, whereby these slots may encompass and firmly grip the shank 22 therein, thus holding the frame and rowel fixedly in the desired position.

As shown in Figure 6, a modified structure of lower plate may be employed. This consists of a plate I I0, slotted vertically at H2, and from the base of the slot having an integral, downwardly curved extension I I4, terminating in an upwardly curved loop or hook I l 6 adapted to receive the offset 32 of the strap 24. From its downwardly converging end H8, an integral extension l 20 is bent upward and curved to form a bracket I22 acting as a support and reinforcement for loop H6.

The assembled rowel-frame clamping unit is shown in Figure 5, and is adapted for economical manufacture from sheet metal or the like. .From the foregoing, it is believed that the operation and advantages of my device will be apparent.

It is to be understood that the accompanying drawings are illustrative only and that I may employ various modified structures embodying the principles of this invention, within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, and retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot.

2. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot, and a loop depending from the plate at the bottom of said slot and 3 integral with said plate, said fastening means engaging said loop.

3. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot, a loop depending from the plate at the bottom of said slot and integral with said plate, said fastening means engaging said loop, and an upwardly bent extension on the lower end of said plate forming a supporting bracket for said loop.

4. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot con sisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, and retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot, said retaining means being adjustable to receive and rigidly secure rowel-frames of varying heights in said slot.

5. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a roweljournalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, and retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot, said retaining means comprising a second plate having a slot extending upwardly from its lower edges for receiving said frame, said second plate being secured upon said first plate.

6. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a

rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journailed in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, and retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot, said retaining means comprising a second plate having a slot extending upwardly from its lower edges for receiving said frame, said second plate being secured upon said first plate, and a loop depending from the plate at the bottom of said slot and integral with said plate, said fastening means engaging said loop.

8. A spur holding attachment comprising a fastening strap engaging the instep of a boot, a rowel-frame secured to said strap, a rowel journalled in said frame, adjustable means for securing said frame in fixed position upon a boot consisting of a plate, fastening means securing said plate to the heel of a boot, a vertical slot extending from the top edge of said plate for receiving said frame, and retaining means for securing said rowel-frame in said slot, said retaining means comprising a second plate having a slot extending upwardly from its lower edges for receiving said frame, said second plate being secured upon said first plate, said second plate having vertical slots, and screw means disposed in said vertical slots for slidingly securing said plates together in vertical, adjustable alignment, and a loop depending from said first plate at the bottom of said slot and integral with said first plate, said fastening means engaging said loop.

DONALD H. SMITH. 

